So, the good people connected to my darling little family continue to be exceptionally Good People. And I realize I’ve been horribly remiss with all of these shout-outs in forgetting to acknowledge my friend Bethany- quite possibly one of my best friends in the history of friendship- who hoofed it over to my house on multiple early mornings so that I didn’t have to pack Zu and Jasper into the car on preschool drop-off mornings. And who then proceeded to stay {Read More}
Working, Writing, And Wrangling A Snack.
January 22, 2014 By 5 Comments
It’s Wednesday, friends, and you know what that means! (Namely, my kids are watching the Winnie The Pooh movie for the fifth time!) Also, a round-up. In Awesome Stuff About Town, Weekly: The House Theatre (which you either know and love or should know and love) is opening Rose and The Rime, a modern fairytale intended for adults but suitable for kiddos ages 6 and up. This cautionary tale, staged at Chicago’s Chopin Theatre starting January 26th, features acrobatic dance, excellent music, {Read More}
A Virtual Shower, But Very Real Friends.
December 18, 2013 By 20 Comments
I happen to be an extremely lucky gal. Not only has a crazy cross-section of family and friends already made this little Roo so very, very welcomed to the world…but my bestie pals in the blogosphere have done so as well. For a couple of months now, an amazing collection of bloggers (and friends) have sent gifts to the baby (and me!) every few days. The result is a combination of birthday, Christmas, and surprise party feelings every single week. It’s {Read More}
A Shower! As In I Took One And Attended One!
December 9, 2013 By 18 Comments
I am a ridiculously lucky girl. No, I mean it. Not only has a good cross-section of the interwebs come together in support of this, my third child…but my awesome local gal pals threw me a frozen food shower this past Saturday. Ever heard of such a thing? It’s even better than it sounds: A bunch of friends host a party. That you get to attend. And, right when it’s time to leave, they all give you a bunch of food to {Read More}
Grateful.
November 14, 2013 By 8 Comments
There’s so much to be thankful for. Even though I cannot- for the life of me- manage those daily posts about gratitude. (Perhaps it entirely defeats the purpose, but the idea of adding one more mandatory task to my to-do list fills me with twitches. Happy Thanksgiving!) But I can manage the occasional happy-go-lucky post…and I hope [the curmudgeons amongst] you can manage to read it without eye-rollage. Let’s begin. I am so grateful for my friends; here in Chicago, in {Read More}
Being A Pollyanna (And Wrapping Up The Week).
October 21, 2013 By 10 Comments
At the risk of sounding like a Pollyanna, I’d like to start off my week with a list of things for which I’m utterly grateful. I mean, couldn’t hurt, right? (Since I think we all know what it feels like to wake up and [angrily] marvel yet again at the sound of the alarm…and necessity to DO things…and and and…) (Side note: Remember the Made For TV movie Polly, which was a 1950s adaptation of Pollyanna and starred Keshia Knight Pulliam? Man, that {Read More}
Keely’s Best Weekend Ever (AKA Who’s Paying For All These Sitters?)
July 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
So here’s what’s happened since we last spoke… An Awesome Weekend (’cause yeah, I’m totally channeling college and pretending that Thursday is “the weekend”): I met up with a bunch o’ bloggy pals on Thursday (although not nearly enough- it was sadly but a mere cross-section of the girls with whom I wanted to dine and shriek and hold hands)… Even though we were seated at a table for 20, Kristin and I pretended to be on a super romantic {Read More}
Best Friends You Haven’t Yet Met.
July 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In seventh grade, I had a pen pal who lived in Colorado. Through our respective English classes, we wrote weekly letters to each others’ schools: What’s your town like? Do you play any sports? Isn’t my English teacher the best? (In case the letters were being monitored.) After school let out for the summer, we decided to keep writing- after all, this was pre-email (well, all but the most basic and expensive email, that is) and, growing up in Massachusetts, {Read More}
